Yes, right now the school is providing FM for the implant and hearing aid.
But that is not helping for classroom discussions and bigger school
speeches and such. That is why I am looking into real time captionist and
VRS. I am hoping that a real time typer would be cheaper than CART. Alos,
I found a list of a lot of VRS and let me know if anybody wants it. I
tried "Realize Voice" which has a free trail download, it is less than
perfect in dictation its feature and ofcourse is speaker specific.
Malathi
> [Moderator's note: As suggested by both notes today, the expense is
> certainly an issue, and one reason why looking into other avenues (such
as
> speech recognition) for accommodation makes sense. However, the bottom
> line is that SOME kind of accommodation is required by law. Some
> enlightened districts circumvent the need for legal maneuvering by
> stepping in and taking care of the matter, while others will only
provide
> it when advocates for students force the issue. Good luck. Bob
Follansbee]
>
> Maryellen,
>
> could you tell me what are the market rates for hiring a voice
captionist
> and
> what kind of training is required? I believe CART rates and equipment
is
> quite
> expensive for public schools.
>
> Malathi
>
>
>
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